Steve Hurst | |
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Member of the
Alabama House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
Assumed office January 20, 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948 or 1949 (age 75–76) |
Political party |
Democratic (before 2010) Republican (2010-present) |
Profession | Businessman |
Steve Hurst (born c. 1948) is an American politician. [1] He is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 35th District, serving since 1998. He is a member of the Republican Party. [2]
Hurst put forward a bill that, if approved, would require sex offenders who are 21 years of age or older, and committed a sexual offense against a child 12 years of age or younger, to undergo permanent surgical castration before being released from custody. According to Sputnik, "only 7 states allow voluntary chemical castration as a replacement to imprisonment of those convicted of sexual offenses, and Texas is the only state that currently allows certain repeat offenders to elect surgical castration."[ citation needed]